Medford & Surrounding Areas

Medford is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Oregon, in the United States. he city was named in 1883 by David Loring, civil engineer and right-of-way agent for the Oregon and California Railroad, after Medford, Massachusetts, which was near Loring's hometown of Concord, Massachusetts. Medford is near the middle ford of Bear Creek.

Medford is known for its excellent pears.

Attractions:

Alba Park
The Claire Hanley Arboretum
Medford Carnegie Library
Roxy Ann Peak, a dormant volcano which is approximately 30 million years old
Prescott Park
Vogel Plaza is the location for numerous local events
Medford Railroad Park
Upper and Lower Table Rocks are huge sandstone-basaltic mesas that include lava caps
The huge blackbird statue located in town
Rogue Valley Mall
Craterian Ginger Rogers Theater
Southern Oregon Historical Society